Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1937 — Page 1

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'Highway Employe Has Leg Broken George IxMChe, employe of the, county highway department, is confined to his home here with a 1 I broken left leg, sustained Tuesday I ] when a frozen mass of stone and I 'I gravel fell upon him while he was i I engaged In his work. He was taken to the office of a local physician, where the fraetur ed small bone in the leg was set | and then he was returned to his home. The accident occurred south of the city. EDUCATOR FOR I F. 0. R. COURT REFORM PLANS Northwestern University Dean Testifies Before Committee Washington. March 18—(UP) — Dean Leon Green of Northwestern University law school told the senate judiciary committee today tha’ the Etuprem court is subject to “political control recognized by t.lie constitution.'’ Green, a supporter of President Roosevelt's court enlargement plan, testified re Rep. Wiliam R. Thom. D„ O. revealed he had polled about HlO house democrats and found 80 of them favorable to a requirement that the supreme court invalidate acts of congress only by a two. thirds voteGreen's court testimony drew rigorous criticism by opponents of ..ha iaidiciary program, headed by Sen. Edward R. Burke, D., Nebr. Burke hammered at Green’s statement htat the supreme court necessarily should oe subpect to political control to a certain extent. ’Well.” Green drawled. "I don't mean that the court should I>e re-j formed every morning before breakfast but it io the duty of Congress 1 end the President to act when the | court needa reforming It is a remote sort of political control that ie ' exerted.’’ He eaid the President's bill represents Apolitical control recognized I by the constitution.'’ “Is it your belief,” asked Burke, I "that the courts ehould be subject to some pressure of political control?” ‘ “I think the courts are a part of our government,” replied Green. “I can't think of them not being subject to political control.” "Could iyou amplify that to indicate how far thie control should go?” asked <Rurke. . “The congress and the senate have all the power that's necessary for that political control of the court", said the witness. "The congress has the power to enlarge the 1 (CONTINUI7D ON PAGE FOUR) ADAMS COUNTY NATIVE DIES Mrs. Jeff Gerber Dies Wednesday; Funeral Friday Mrs- Elizabeth Gerber, 69, wife of • Jeff Gerber, died at her home six , miles east of Bluffton In Adams ; county Wednesday morning. She ■ had bent in failing health for some time but did not become eerlously ill until elx weeks ago. She was born n Adams county on July 70, IS-6A7, a daughter of Nlchoi lae and Barbara Baumgartner. Her • marriage to Jeff Gerber took place » on April 27, 1890. Surviving besides the husband are the following children: Mrs. J. J. Fiechter, Craigville, Mrs. Amos Steffen. Elkhart; J. E. Gerber, ’ Bluffton; Eli Gerber, Gosilien. Aaron Genber, Linn Grove; Samuel • Gerber, Bluffton; Mrs- Amos Dut bach. Bluffton; John and Melvin i Gerber, Bluffton. , Samuel Baumgartner, of thle city, I is a brother of the deceased and the last member of the family. The deceased wao a member of . the Christian Apostolic church. . i Funeral services will be held Frli day at 12 o’clock noon at the home I and at 1 o'clock at the church. Bur- > ■| ial W'lll be made in the church ceme- | tery.

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DEATH CLAIMS JOHN POLING I Attack Os Hiccoughs Is Fatal To Native Os Adams County An attack of hiccoughs which started Saturday morning resulted in the death last night of John W. Poling, 70, Adams county native now living at Portland. The deceased was born in this city April 18, 1866, the son of Abraham and Sarah Jane Maftitt Poling. His first wife, Martha L. Burkhead. preceded him tn death in 1930. He moved to Portland from this city 15 years ago, where he had resided since. At the time of his death he was "engaged as a clerk in a department store. Surviving, besides the widow, Rachel A. Hammit Poling, are the following step-children; Guy Hammitt, Weldon Hammitt and Donald Hammitt, of Portland and two grandchildren. One son and a daughter are deceased. The following brothers and sisters also survive: Miss Maggie, of Hicksville, Ohio; Charles, of this city and Mrs. Arminda Russell, of Hicksville. A twin brother is also deceased. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Decatur M. E. church with the Rev. H. R. Carson offlciatnig. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. The body was taken to the Williamson and Son funeral parlors at Portland. __o Former Decatur Business Man Dead William H. Lyman, 67, former business man in Decatur, died at his home in Indfanapois. Tuesday night from a heart attack. Mr. Lyman and a brother were in the picture business here years ago and later located in Indianapolis, where their art store is still one of the best of -its kind in the middle west, i (He is survived iby the widow, who was formerly Miss Nettle Houser of this city, and one san.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday. March 18, 1937.

,$12,000,000 Flood Damage Is Reported I Evansville. Ind., March 18 —(UP) | A report estimating damage of sl21830,941 in six flood-stricken Indiana I counties will be submitted to a U. ; S. Senate hearing on a resolution proposing a $50,000,000 flood relief | fund. John K. Jennings, district j , WPA director, said today i Former Convict Held As Forger Fort Wayne, Mar. 18. —dJ.PJ —Of- ' fleers held today for authorities of ' other cities French Melville Ho-] ' back. 27, a former Indianapolis con- ' vict whom they arrested last night. 1 after he had tried to cash two worthless checks for $1,015. 1 Hoback told police that during 1 the winter he had cashed large 1 fraudulent checks in Anderson. Ind,1 Cleveland, and Decatur, 111., and I that he had served a term in the • federal prison at Chillicothe, 0., ’ for violating the Mann act. Under a rug in Hoback's room 1 here, officers discovered four pre- • dated checks amounting to $2,237.

Welcome, Governor With the typical Hoosier hand shake of welcome ' extended to you, Governor Townsend, the people of this , community would ask that I convey to you their warmth 1 of spirit in appreciation of your visit here today. It is indeed, a neighborly and genuine friendly act on ' your part to come and spend the day. We have been honi ored. No finer compliment was ever paid to any community than to have the Chief Executive and other State Officials visit it, recognize local endeavor and enterprise, mingle with the people and discuss with them objectives in the building of a better place in which to live. Hoosiers are a wonderful lot of folk and consequently Indiana is a great state. We, of Adams County, are among those who believe our Governor truly typifies the people and upholds the enviable position of the state. We hope the day has been pleasing and enjoyable for you and your staff. We hope our hospitality, our sincereity, our spirit of helpfulness, the reenwal of old friendships and the making of new ones, will linger as cherished memories of a visit “back home” and to some extent compensate you for your coming. In behalf of the people, let me express to you their thanks, and I know they would want me to add, “You are making a Good Governor.” ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Mayor City of Decatur.

VIOLENCE IN TAXI STRIKE Police Take Steps To Prevent Further Bloody Warfare — j Chicago. Mar. 18— (U.R) —Police I called out emergency patrols today ,l to halt bloody warfare between ] strikers and non-striking drivers of I the yellow and checker taxi cab J companies. Acting police commissioner John Pendergast ordered 14 squad cars 'of two men each to leave outlying districts and take up special pa- ' trols at 7 a. in. today around down- . I town cab stands and railway sta'itions. Regular weekly leaves were i cancelled for all officers. Detec- ! live bureau squads and 75 student ] policemen stood by for emergency duty. ' "The police have been ordered t to arrest anyone on either side who causes a disturbance —and to use (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Governor Toivnsend{jGuest Os Honor In Decatur; Banquet To Be Day’s Feature This Evening

AMELIA PUTNAM LANDS SAFELY AT HONOLULU Noted Aviatrix Completes First Leg Os Round W orld Flight i Honolulu, T. H.. Mar. 18— (U.R) , —Amelia Earhart Putnam com- ] pleted the first lap of her globecircling flight today when she ( brought her big Lockheed Electra | plane down on Wheeler field at j 8:25 a. tn.. PST.. (10:25 a.m. CST) , She led an aerial parade across ! the Pacific which started late yes- , terday from Oakland. Calif. Trail- , ing her swift plane, a virtual fly- , ing loboratory that cost $90,000, ( were two giant clippers of the Pan- , American fleet, one bound for New , Zealand, the other for the Philippines. After three days of delay due ) to storms over the Pacific, Mrs. Putnam took off from Oakland at 1:38 p.m. PST., (6:38 p.m. CST) , yesterday. She made the 2,410 ; mile flight here in 15 hours and 47 minutes. After a few hours of rest the | famous woman filer will take off for Howland Island, a tiny spot in the Pacific. 1,800 miles southwest of here, the second phase of the flight around the world. Her average speed’ was 157 niles an hour. During the first stage of the flight she averaged 170 miles an hour but half way to her destination she throttled down so that she would arrive at Wheeler field, the army's largest | air base, after dawn. Accompanying her were Paul ■ Mantz, her technical adviser; Cap. Harry Manning, marine and air 1 ' navigator, and Fred Noonan, for-1 i mer Pan-American pilot who has ' made 18 round trips from CaliforI nia to Manila. J Miss Earhart brought her twoinotored ship down on the field at ( 8:25 a. m. PST and taxied down the field. Then she took off again to break the plane’s momentum, ■ and finally brought the ship to a perfect three-point landing at 8:30 a.m. (10:30 am. CST). Her plane was barely visible as i she flashed past Diamond Head in the early dawn. Large clouds dotted the sky. One hundred fifty i persons waited at the hangars of (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) JOSEPH BOWEN DIES SUDDENLY Well Known Stock Buyer Drops Dead At Willshire, Ohio Joseph Bowen, 73, veteran stofk buyer and grain dealer, dropped dead suddenly at his place of business in Willshire, Ohio, last evening at 7 o’clock. Death was caus- ' ed by a heart attack. Mr. Bowen was found by his son Heber, a few minutes after his death occurred. The deceased had been a stock buyer in Willshire and community for the past 35 years and was well known in Decatur and this section of Indiana. At the time of his death he was buying stock for the Brady Bros, market and with his son, Heber, operating the grain elevator there. The deceased was born July 8, 1863, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Siras Bowen. He spent his entire life in Willshire and community. Surviving, besides the widow, Mrs. Ina Denman Bowen, are the following children, Heber, at home; Mrs. Ben Rowland, Appleton, Wisconsin; Miss Alma Bowen, a teacher in Cleveland, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Wager and Mrs. John Bentz, both of Wren, Ohio. Funeral arrangements have not been completed pending word from the children away from home.

AWAIT CHANGES IN OFFICIALS Statehouse Employes On Anxious Seat For Appointments - i Indianapolis. Mar. 18 — (U.R) ' — : Statehouse payrollers still fidgeted , today in anticipation of impending changes by Gov. M. Clifford Town- i send, with rumors current that in- ( (reduction of new blood in the ad- < ministration will start tomorrow. | With the exception of selection , of two new members of the state . highway commission, all appointments made by Townsend since the legislature adjourned have been re- | naming of incumbents to another ; term. The expected replacements < by loyal Townsend followers • of , those who wavered in their support , of him during the pre-convention , campaign have yet to occur and i the statehouse is in a wild pitch of excitement as day after day drifts past with no word from the governor. Asked when the administration i was going to put an end to the suspense and crack out with new appointments, one high state official said: "Last April and May (before the state nominating convention) a lot I of these boys had us worried about which way they were going to jump. Now let them sweat for awhile.” So evidently the governor will not hurry the impending shakeup in his administration, but plans to consider carefully the enormous patronage demands being made upon him. Each day since the legislature (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) PAYING TAXES IN ADVANCE County Treasurer Reports Many Taxes Are Paid In Advance Thousands of dollars in taxes for 1937 have been paid in advance County Treasurer Jeff Liechty stated today. The fact that many of the tax payments included both the May and November installments, is an Indication that the county is in a more prosperous condition, Treas I urer Liechty stated. Owners of 25 pieces of real I estate asked moratoriums on their delinquent taxes. Os this, one pro perty owner of Decatur held 16. No totals on the amount paid have been compiled recently by Treasurer Liechty. The last day for paying taxes without penalty will be Monday, May 3. The list of property on which delinquent taxes have not been paid or moratoriums sought are being made up by County Auditor John W. Tyndall. The properties will be sold for delinquent taxes on April 12. This sale was postponed by an act of the 1937 state legislature. o Trial Delayed By Governor’s Meeting The suit brought by Louis A. Jetters seeking to oust the guardian of Mae Rice of Portland was de-! layed this afternoon when Gov- M. Clifford Townsend and others spoke in the circuit court room. The case was venued here from Jay county and is being heard before a jury of seven men and five women. It probably will be concluded late today or Friday. o WEATHER Generally fair, somewhat colder tonight; Friday fair, rising temperature in afternoon.

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Other State Officials In Governor’s Party Here Today; Visits Schools And Factories. TALKS TO FARMERS Citizens of Decatur and Adams county joined today in paying homage to M. Clifford Townsend, governor of Indiana. The governor, accompanied by other state officials, arrived in the city shortly after 11 o'clock and was met by a reception committee, headed by Huber M. DeVoss, judge of the Adams circiut court, and Arthur R. Holthouse, mayor of Decatur. Other members of the governor's party are Dick D. Heller, Townsend’s secretary; Earl Crawford, chairman of the state highway commission; Floyd I. McMurray, state superintendent of public instruction, and Max Townsend, son of the governor, associated with the stock licensing division of the state department of commerce and industry. The governor was entertained at noon luncheon by farm leaders of the county. Mr. Crawford was entertained by J. H. Heller and industrial leaders of the city; and Mr. McMurray was the guest of school leaders of Decatur and Adams county. Gov. Townsend was the principal speaker at a mass farm meeting, held at 1 o’clock at the circuit court room. The court room was packed to capacity, with many standing in the corridors to hear the governor. Following the meeting, the governor and his party, led by the Decatur Girls’ band, visited the Catholic and public high schools. At the latter school. Dick Heller, an alumnus, presided. Mr. McMurray also spoke at both school meetings. Following the visit to the schools, the governor was conducted on a tour of inspection of Decatur’s leading industries, and also the homesteads addition. Banquet Tonight The outstanding feature of the day’s program will be the Governor’s banquet, to be held at the Catholic school auditorium at 6:30 o’clock this evening. The governor will be the principal speaker at the banquet. Other visiting officials are expected to speak only briefly during the course of the program. J Ward Calland, field manager of the Central Sugar company, will preside as toastmaster. The address of welcome will be delivered by Mayor Holthouse. Special music will be provided during the banquet. In addition to the governor and members of his party, R. Earl Peters, a native of Decatur, now Indiana director of the federal housing administration, will also attend the banquet, accompanied by his assistant, Henry Hipskind. Speaks To Farmers The agricultural meeting in the court house this afternoon was opened by L. E. Archbold, county agent, who was in charge of the agricultural program for Governor’s Day. E. W. Busche, president of the Central Beet Growers association, was chairman of the meeting. He introduced Judge Huber M. De(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O Former Local Man Dies At Elwood — Arnold Crouch, 49, died at his ; home in Elwood Monday night at 111:45 o’clock. Death was caused by | an infection of the arm. The deceased was born in Indiana in 1898. ,He was married to Ida Rash a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rash of near Bo>bo. He lived in Decatur until seven years ago, -when he moved to Elwood. Surviving besides the widow, Ida Rash Crouch, are eight children. One son preceded him in death. The father and two sisters also survive. Funeral services were held this afternoon in Elwood, with burial tn the Elwood cemetery.